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you, peggy. >>> criminal defense attorney gary gertschfield has been following this. what do you think of this? >> i think it's a soap opera case. the good, the bad and the ugly will have to come out for the mcdonnell defense to work. the more salacious, the more silly, outrageous, the better it bodes for the defense because from the prosecutor's standpoint, they want to show just the pure corruption, bribery, some exchange and you're seeing two people reacting much like a reality tv show and it gets silly. the sillier it gets, the better it gets for the mcdonnells. >> are these two estranged or is this just a defense ploy? >> i suppose probably people can debate that, but i think that they are having some serious problems. i really do. i think that from mrs. mcdonnell's point of view, i think the governor's mansion was not what she was hoping it would be. i think she was looking for a lot more bling. remember, she gave her husband a rolex watch. he makes $177,000 a year as a career politician, has no money. things are tough for him. he's living on a paycheck. a state
you, peggy. >>> criminal defense attorney gary gertschfield has been following this. what do you think of this? >> i think it's a soap opera case. the good, the bad and the ugly will have to come out for the mcdonnell defense to work. the more salacious, the more silly, outrageous, the better it bodes for the defense because from the prosecutor's standpoint, they want to show just the pure corruption, bribery, some exchange and you're seeing two people reacting much like a...
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that will come up during the defense. but today under cross- examination, the defense attorney did poke some holes into jonnie williams' testimony. he testified he and the governor were trying to keep quiet and not disclose a plan to transfer stock. but in an e-mail from bob mcdonnell to williams, the governor asks about calling lawyers on this certificate. so it does seem to show that the governor was not trying to hide it. a few weeks later after the transfer of those stocks didn't work out, jonnie williams writes a check to the governor and his wife for $50,000, a $50,000 loan. also on the witness stand today, jonnie williams was asked about a photograph that he said the governor texted him on christmas eve in 2012. he said it was in response to a photo he texted to the governor showing his wife and his chef, a chef that was now hired by the governor but that jonnie williams brought back for christmas eve and he was texting him a photograph and saying look, i've got the chef tonight. and then jonnie williams said the g
that will come up during the defense. but today under cross- examination, the defense attorney did poke some holes into jonnie williams' testimony. he testified he and the governor were trying to keep quiet and not disclose a plan to transfer stock. but in an e-mail from bob mcdonnell to williams, the governor asks about calling lawyers on this certificate. so it does seem to show that the governor was not trying to hide it. a few weeks later after the transfer of those stocks didn't work out,...
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one is called the hot air balloon defense. another is called the submarine defense. hot air balloon defense if you bring out all of the evidence, everything comes out, it will exonerate your client. watching this trial, you get everything. now, the submarine defense is where you try to keep all the evidence out, keep it down, go deep, hunker down. so you're going to see a lot of emotions to suppress, see a lot of -- the hallmark is the defendant doesn't testify. but in a submarine defense, you don't testify and a hot air balloon testify you do testify. you bring it all n. you don't have a witness chair. you've got a witness couch. you're bringing everybody. >> the defense has already said the former governor is going to testify. >> absolutely. let me tell you something. right now it looks like, you know, the wife is getting the hard treatment. >> it seems like she's being thrown under the bus. the attorney yesterday said she hated her husband almost for the job consuming him. it wasn't enough money for her, not enough time, nothing left to her. so she turned to jonni
one is called the hot air balloon defense. another is called the submarine defense. hot air balloon defense if you bring out all of the evidence, everything comes out, it will exonerate your client. watching this trial, you get everything. now, the submarine defense is where you try to keep all the evidence out, keep it down, go deep, hunker down. so you're going to see a lot of emotions to suppress, see a lot of -- the hallmark is the defendant doesn't testify. but in a submarine defense, you...
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the defense has started. there are two defense teams for maureen and bob mcdonnell and it is bob mcdonnell's team up first. take a look at one of the first witnesses. her name is janet kelly. she was the secretary of the commonwealth. and she's actually the second person on the job right now. she is a huge supporter of bob mcdonnell having worked for him as attorney general. the prosecution has alleged that the events and meetings the governor nnie williams was part of that quid pro quo they alleged and in exchange for all the money, $177,000 in gifts and loans from jonnie williams. >> i'm not going to answer any questions this morning. i just need to get in the courtroom. thank you. >> reporter: was it hard to be a part of this? >> maybe we can talk afterwards. i'm not going to answer any questions right now. >> i feel great. i'm glad we get to saturday our case and be able to tell our story. >> reporter: are you ready to get up there? what do you want to say? glil' let you know when i take the stand. >> rep
the defense has started. there are two defense teams for maureen and bob mcdonnell and it is bob mcdonnell's team up first. take a look at one of the first witnesses. her name is janet kelly. she was the secretary of the commonwealth. and she's actually the second person on the job right now. she is a huge supporter of bob mcdonnell having worked for him as attorney general. the prosecution has alleged that the events and meetings the governor nnie williams was part of that quid pro quo they...
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. >>> outgoing defense secretary chuck hagel is said to be replaced by his former deputy. ashton carter is president obama's top choice for the job. bill plant has more from the white house. >> reporter: the white house won't confirm that carter is their nominee, only that he's on the list. a spokesman praised him. >> he is somebody who previously served the administration as the deputy secretary of defense, a position that he filled very, very ably. >> reporter: carter is a physicist who has held to top jobs at the pentagon during the obama administration serving previously as the under secretary in charge of weapons programs. though a civilian, he's seen as having the confidence of the department's military command. as defense secretary, he would face complex strategy questions about the fight against isis in syria and iraq, questions that -- [ no audio ] >> we're not going to get a military solution to this. i think our advisors there will give us insight. they'll give us some influence there, but that's the most important benefit of having them there. >> reporter: cart
. >>> outgoing defense secretary chuck hagel is said to be replaced by his former deputy. ashton carter is president obama's top choice for the job. bill plant has more from the white house. >> reporter: the white house won't confirm that carter is their nominee, only that he's on the list. a spokesman praised him. >> he is somebody who previously served the administration as the deputy secretary of defense, a position that he filled very, very ably. >> reporter:...
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the defense department though maintains this move does not entail boots on the ground. greg bosswell has more from the white house. >> reporter: another 130 u.s. military advisors are now on the ground in iraq but the obama administration insists they are not there to fight iraq's war. >> we are not going to back into iraq in any of the same dimensions that we once were in. >> the advisors are assessing the humanitarian crisis in northern iraq, where islamic militants are threatening everyone who is not sunni, including thousands of gazetis trapped on mount sin jar. >> very difficult situation. it is a genocide that is taking place against a very small minority in iraq. >> is mail is with others in washington, working to save the communities. they are helping the state department find where they are hiding for air drops of food and water. hider elias's families was in a group fleeing isis fighters and when he tried his brother's cell phone the call didn't go through. >> i got a little bit panicked and everything could have happened. he might have dropped his phone. his
the defense department though maintains this move does not entail boots on the ground. greg bosswell has more from the white house. >> reporter: another 130 u.s. military advisors are now on the ground in iraq but the obama administration insists they are not there to fight iraq's war. >> we are not going to back into iraq in any of the same dimensions that we once were in. >> the advisors are assessing the humanitarian crisis in northern iraq, where islamic militants are...
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what would you have to say about her defense today? >> i can't comment on that, peggy. we'll have to see how they put on that evidence today. >> reporter: how do you feel about your relationship? >> i feel good. >> reporter: anything you want to say about your mom and her defense today? >> i love my mom very much. >> reporter: that was another daughter of the mcdonnells but jeanine made headway for the defense. she found jonnie williams to be very flamboyant and said he loved to talk about his money, was very generous and talked about anatabloc. she said she thought her mother had a, quote, mild obsession with jonnie williams. testimony continues today. we're looking for closing arguments perhaps by the end of today. if not today, maybe tomorrow. i'm peggy fox, wusa9. >>> we have a commuter alert for motorists in upper west d.c. a repaving project is snarling traffic on connecticut avenue. it was first believed the work would take place during the overnight hours for three straight nights, but workers are continuing the operation 24/7 until the job is double. road -- is
what would you have to say about her defense today? >> i can't comment on that, peggy. we'll have to see how they put on that evidence today. >> reporter: how do you feel about your relationship? >> i feel good. >> reporter: anything you want to say about your mom and her defense today? >> i love my mom very much. >> reporter: that was another daughter of the mcdonnells but jeanine made headway for the defense. she found jonnie williams to be very flamboyant...
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some of the instructions seem to favor the defense. for example, the judge told the jury that testimony of an immunized witness must be examined and weighed by the jury with greater care than other witnesses. that of course referring to jonnie williams who received immunity from potential security and tax fraud problems. he's an immunized witness. the jury instructed to take greater care. here's something else, though. a lot of the instructions appear to be -- may hurt the defense. we learned that even if a scheme was unsuccessful, in other words if jonnie williams didn't actually get anything, the judge told the jury, that's just as illegal as a successful scheme. and also something that may hurt maureen, a person need not be a public official to be found guilty if they participate in corrupting a public official. here's something else that may hurt the defense. quid pro quo need not be stated. we know there's not been anything written down that we've seen anyway that identified a specific quid pro quo. the judge says hey, it doesn't
some of the instructions seem to favor the defense. for example, the judge told the jury that testimony of an immunized witness must be examined and weighed by the jury with greater care than other witnesses. that of course referring to jonnie williams who received immunity from potential security and tax fraud problems. he's an immunized witness. the jury instructed to take greater care. here's something else, though. a lot of the instructions appear to be -- may hurt the defense. we learned...
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there he joined defense secretary chuck hagel and department workers to remember the colleagues they lost. >>> this 9/11 anniversary comes just hours after president obama made a speech about a new terror group. the president outlined his plans to combat isis militants in syria and iraq. in a national address, he promised not to commit u.s. ground troops to another war in iraq, but did outline expanded air strikes, even into syria as well as more humanitarian aid. after the white e houstold congressional leaders about the plan tuesday, today the full house and senate are getting private intelligence briefings. >> i welcome congressional support for this effort in order to show the world that americans are united in confronting this danger. >> so far most capitol hill lawmakers from both parties seem to be behind the president's plan. he also announced the deployment of otanher 475 support personnel to iraq bringing the total number of u.s. troops there to 1600. >>> the morning's other top story, a judge in south africa has cleared oscar pistorius of all murder charges. but the paraol
there he joined defense secretary chuck hagel and department workers to remember the colleagues they lost. >>> this 9/11 anniversary comes just hours after president obama made a speech about a new terror group. the president outlined his plans to combat isis militants in syria and iraq. in a national address, he promised not to commit u.s. ground troops to another war in iraq, but did outline expanded air strikes, even into syria as well as more humanitarian aid. after the white e...
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how do you think your own defense team did? >> they're -- [ inaudible ] we've got three of the best law firms in the country that are working on the case and i have great faith in them and they're tremendously personally dedicated tot case and i'm very -- to the cause and i'm very comfortable with them and very confident. >> as you look back, is there anything that you wish you would have done differently in the defense? anything that your monday quarterback -- [ inaudible ] >> you know 60 years of life there's a lot of things i wish i would have done different in my life andy. but i am what i am. i'm a human being and like every one of you we all make -- all do things which we wish we did a little differently. >> after this whole ordeal, are you less trusting of peopleñn? >> no. no. i mean -- if all human beings are fallible. that's what the good book says and i'm one of them. >> do you forgive johnnie williams? >> sure. okay thank you. >> reporter: he says he forgives johnnie williams. there you go. so the jury has the after
how do you think your own defense team did? >> they're -- [ inaudible ] we've got three of the best law firms in the country that are working on the case and i have great faith in them and they're tremendously personally dedicated tot case and i'm very -- to the cause and i'm very comfortable with them and very confident. >> as you look back, is there anything that you wish you would have done differently in the defense? anything that your monday quarterback -- [ inaudible ]...
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how do you get around that as a defense attorney? >> well you come back with basically yankee go home. this is the virginia way, okay? we've rich tradition of letting gifts go to our elected politicians and to be fair, that is not unique. be candid. >>> we have to leave it there. i could talk about this all day. >>> that will do it for the news. we are back on tv at 5:00 and wusa9.com of coursement have a great rest of the day, everybody. g3 >> jack: i should have told billy about ben's past the moment i found out. i didn't. i remained silent, knowing it was hurting my own brother for one reason and one reason only. >> kelly: oh, yeah? what's that? >> jack: because i love you, damn it! >> kelly: you love me? >> jack: it wasn't anything i expected or...even wanted at first, but... yes, i'm in love with you. >> kelly: why are you telling me this now? >> nick: victoria's mad as hell at you for what you did. >> billy: for what i did? >> nick: she asked you not to go digging into stitch's past, but you, of course, did not listen. >> billy
how do you get around that as a defense attorney? >> well you come back with basically yankee go home. this is the virginia way, okay? we've rich tradition of letting gifts go to our elected politicians and to be fair, that is not unique. be candid. >>> we have to leave it there. i could talk about this all day. >>> that will do it for the news. we are back on tv at 5:00 and wusa9.com of coursement have a great rest of the day, everybody. g3 >> jack: i should have...
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the allegations come as the defense department is gap well the sharp indris -- grappling with the sharp increase in assault complaints. >> no comment. >> reporter: last year another military officer responsible for sexual assault prevention air force lieutenant colonel jeffrey crash seven ski was charged with groping a woman outside a bar. he is acquitted in a civilian court but is expected to retire from the military. this week general jeffrey sinclair is facing a court- martial on charges that include forcing a junior officer to perform oral sex. >> we want to make sure they are not let tough hook for this -- off the hook for this. >> reporter: congress is now debating how to change how the military handles the cases. on tuesday they tabled a bill. the legislation would take decisions on sexual assault cases away from commanders and put them in the hands of military prosecutes -- prosecutors. >> the reason why a female marine does not come forward is because she does not trust the chain of command. >> jan crawford reporting there. senators who oppose the legislation agree there's a pr
the allegations come as the defense department is gap well the sharp indris -- grappling with the sharp increase in assault complaints. >> no comment. >> reporter: last year another military officer responsible for sexual assault prevention air force lieutenant colonel jeffrey crash seven ski was charged with groping a woman outside a bar. he is acquitted in a civilian court but is expected to retire from the military. this week general jeffrey sinclair is facing a court- martial on...
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we begin with the surprise resignation of defense secretary chuck hagle. the obama administration is promising to name a replacement quickly as hagle will remain at the pentagon until his successor is named. craig boswell with more from the white house. >> reporter: president obama and defense secretary chuck hagle stood together at the white house to announce hagle is stepping down. >> its been the greatest privilege of my life, the greatest privilege of my life to lead and most important to serve. >> hagle has been the head man at the pentagon for nearly two years and was brought into see the drawdown of u.s. fors in afghanistan and help fight for the budget during tight fiscal times. >> chuck hagle has been no ordinary secretary of defense. the first enlisted combat veteran to serve in that position. he understands our men and women like few others. >> but now with the war against isis at the forefront the white house is looking for someone to lead the armed forces through that fight. both sides insist this was a mutual decision and secretary hagel and
we begin with the surprise resignation of defense secretary chuck hagle. the obama administration is promising to name a replacement quickly as hagle will remain at the pentagon until his successor is named. craig boswell with more from the white house. >> reporter: president obama and defense secretary chuck hagle stood together at the white house to announce hagle is stepping down. >> its been the greatest privilege of my life, the greatest privilege of my life to lead and most...
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the prosecution finished up and now when i just got out of the courtroom, it was maureen mcdonnell's defense team with their opening statements and they tried to shoot down the prosecution's case and said look, this all hinges on jonny williams and he's changed his story nine different times they said. which version are you going to believe? so it's been very interesting so far and i'm sure a little bit later we'll hear from bob mcdonnell's defense team and i'll have more coming up at 5:00 this evening. i'm peggy fox reporting live. back to you. >> thank you, peg. >>> one man is in police custody after a carjacking that ended with a violent crash into the side of a mcdonald's restaurant this morning. nikki burdine has the details. >> reporter: police say this is where it all started here at the intersection of 71st and annapolis road. police say a man carjacked another person in an suv. then when the suspect tried to get away in that suv, they hit a mini van. that minivan chased after the suv up annapolis road to the mcdonald's. police say the suv and minivan ended up here at this mcdonald's
the prosecution finished up and now when i just got out of the courtroom, it was maureen mcdonnell's defense team with their opening statements and they tried to shoot down the prosecution's case and said look, this all hinges on jonny williams and he's changed his story nine different times they said. which version are you going to believe? so it's been very interesting so far and i'm sure a little bit later we'll hear from bob mcdonnell's defense team and i'll have more coming up at 5:00 this...
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then we'll hear redirect from the prosecution and then we expect bob mcdonnell's defense team to get their turn cross- examining jonnie williams. who knows what we'll hear this afternoon, but i'll have more this afternoon at 5:00, 6:00 and 7:00. i'm peggy fox reporting live in richmond. >> thanks, peg, we'll look forward to it. >>> the u.s. is bringing home two american mission-years infected with the ebola virus. they are preparing for the arrival of at least one u.s. patient from liberia. it will be the first time a person known to have this deadly virus will get treatment here in the united states. the patient will be kept in a separate isolation unit that is used to treat people with infectious diseases. >>> well, his comments about, quote, legitimate rape, cost him an election. now he is firing back. coming up, we'll be joined live by missouri republican todd aiken right after n. the house is back at work today on a bill to deal with the influx of children coming >>> welcome back. today house republicans are trying to pass a bill to address the crisis at the border before headin
then we'll hear redirect from the prosecution and then we expect bob mcdonnell's defense team to get their turn cross- examining jonnie williams. who knows what we'll hear this afternoon, but i'll have more this afternoon at 5:00, 6:00 and 7:00. i'm peggy fox reporting live in richmond. >> thanks, peg, we'll look forward to it. >>> the u.s. is bringing home two american mission-years infected with the ebola virus. they are preparing for the arrival of at least one u.s. patient...
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. >>> for the first time ever a former virginia governor is taking the stand in his own defense. bob mcdonnell is continuing testifying in his own defense in the federal corruption trial against him. this morning he's been talking about the breakdown of his marriage which is part of the defense strategy. peggy fox joins us live. she has just stepped out of the courtroom. what is he saying so far, peg? >> reporter: he is not totally using that blame the wife strategy. he says that she hated the public glare and was very uncomfortable in her role as first lady, but he also has admitted he did not do enough to help the marriage. he has admitted to putting his job over time with his wife. the rise in office took more time away from his family, away from his marriage. a third of the year would be spent away from his family, he testified. but the most difficult times became after he became governor. wee hear about maureen yelling at her staff and then he would take her aside and explain to her that she couldn't do that, that it was inappropriate. then he said he was very surprised when
. >>> for the first time ever a former virginia governor is taking the stand in his own defense. bob mcdonnell is continuing testifying in his own defense in the federal corruption trial against him. this morning he's been talking about the breakdown of his marriage which is part of the defense strategy. peggy fox joins us live. she has just stepped out of the courtroom. what is he saying so far, peg? >> reporter: he is not totally using that blame the wife strategy. he says that...
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attorneys for mcdonnell begin their defense on monday. >>> a water main break in capital heights this morning flooded homes and left a big hole in the road. 8-inch pipes burst along 3 this morning causing part of the road to buckle. wscc says 35 customers are affected and a foot of water came into three homes in that neighborhood. >>> two workers are recovering now after being entrenched that collapsed. this was 5 yesterday afternoon at a home in potomac. one guy was up to his waist in mud. , the other up to his shoulders. the crews were able to get them out around 8 p.m. both men are expected to be fine. >>> nascar is adding a new rule in the wake of the crash involving tony stewart that killed another driver on a dirt track last weekend. drivers will no longer be allowed to approach the track or a moving vehicle after an accident. nascar will address violations of the rule on a case by case basis. last saturday stewart's car hit and killed kevin ward. this was on a dirt track. ward got out of the car to confront stewart after the crash. this was in new york, stewart is skipping this
attorneys for mcdonnell begin their defense on monday. >>> a water main break in capital heights this morning flooded homes and left a big hole in the road. 8-inch pipes burst along 3 this morning causing part of the road to buckle. wscc says 35 customers are affected and a foot of water came into three homes in that neighborhood. >>> two workers are recovering now after being entrenched that collapsed. this was 5 yesterday afternoon at a home in potomac. one guy was up to his...
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this morning on the stand was a cpa expert witness for the defense. his name is john comes comes comes cow i ask -- koskowsky. he said they were sound which he determined by analyzing their bank statements and tax returns. over the past few hours, the prosecution did a good job in poking holes in his chart. they showed that the couple's cash available woul enough to pay for luxury clothes, golf outings, vacations and $15,000 for wedding catering which were all given to them by jonnie williams. >> as i testified, i found them to be in sound financial position. >> some of the testimony showed that wasn't the case. your documents did not match up what the prosecution was showing? >> you have to look at their overall financial position, the totality of their assets. those questions were never asked asked. >> reporter: the defense started its case on monday. we chatted a little bit with the above and here's what he said. >> yes, we're ready for another good day in court. >> reporter: governor, how much does it change your mood or outlook to have your case
this morning on the stand was a cpa expert witness for the defense. his name is john comes comes comes cow i ask -- koskowsky. he said they were sound which he determined by analyzing their bank statements and tax returns. over the past few hours, the prosecution did a good job in poking holes in his chart. they showed that the couple's cash available woul enough to pay for luxury clothes, golf outings, vacations and $15,000 for wedding catering which were all given to them by jonnie williams....
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some people believe the way he handled the rise of isis led to the resignation of defense secretary chuck hagel yesterday. we have the perspective and impact of the war of isis on the kurdish people in northern iraq. thank you for joining us, mr. mansfield. your book is called "the miracle of the kurds." the situation is so complex that it could be or is it difficult for the united states to define and by extension chuck hagel to define as defense secretary. >> i wouldn't want to be chuck hagel being stuck between the president's commitment not to put boots on the ground and the challenges that are there. the problem of course is -- our foreign policy has largely been based on dealing with iraq as an entire unit but iraq is imploding. baghdad is imploding. to the north of the kurds and they have built this marvelous society. they have a viable force. it's a difficult situation to be in. >> to give people some background on how you were able to come and write this book and do research on the kurds, you live in nashville, tennessee part of the year and you spent a lot of time-- >> after the
some people believe the way he handled the rise of isis led to the resignation of defense secretary chuck hagel yesterday. we have the perspective and impact of the war of isis on the kurdish people in northern iraq. thank you for joining us, mr. mansfield. your book is called "the miracle of the kurds." the situation is so complex that it could be or is it difficult for the united states to define and by extension chuck hagel to define as defense secretary. >> i wouldn't want...
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. >> what the secret service got right was the deployment of man power, its layers of defense and the dogs to prevent the fence jumper from getting too close to the white house and certainly not having to use lethal force. >>> last month 42-year-old army veteran omar gonzalez made it into the white house, past a guard and the staircase leading to the first family's private residence before he was stopped. this is the seventh time this year someone has scaled the white house fence. last month the secret service added these temporary barriers as another layer of protection. the gonzalez incident led to an internal investigation of secret service procedures and the resignation of director julia pierson. the former head of president obama's security detail is acting director. >>> we have learned that adesanya was arrested july 27th for getting over the fence at the white house. then just a couple of days later he was arrested at the treasury department building and charged with assaulting and interfering with a police officer. his father says his son is suffering from mental problems. >>>
. >> what the secret service got right was the deployment of man power, its layers of defense and the dogs to prevent the fence jumper from getting too close to the white house and certainly not having to use lethal force. >>> last month 42-year-old army veteran omar gonzalez made it into the white house, past a guard and the staircase leading to the first family's private residence before he was stopped. this is the seventh time this year someone has scaled the white house...
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prk and defense attorneys are making arguments over what witnesses will -- the prosecution and defense attorneys are making arguments over what witnesses will be allowed. trial date is set for july 28. >>> are d.c. roads driving you crazy this president obama says highways here and across the country are in need of attention. a report just released shows of the 1500 public roads, 95% of d.c.'s are in poor condition. and you're looking at a couple of good examples here. connecticut avenue northwest and military road. the president is urging congress to take action to avoid a lapse in funding of the highway trust fund which could be wiped out as early as august. if that happens, the president says nearly 6,000 jobs will be in jeopardy and 290 active highway and transit projects will be slowed or stopped. >>> the d.c. council has delivered another rebuke to mayor vincent gray. the council voted 12-1 to overturn his veto of the city's $10.6 billion budget which means items like the so-called yoga tax are back in effect for next year among other items. phil mendelson disputed the mayor's pl
prk and defense attorneys are making arguments over what witnesses will -- the prosecution and defense attorneys are making arguments over what witnesses will be allowed. trial date is set for july 28. >>> are d.c. roads driving you crazy this president obama says highways here and across the country are in need of attention. a report just released shows of the 1500 public roads, 95% of d.c.'s are in poor condition. and you're looking at a couple of good examples here. connecticut...
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can do, even if initially they were on the defensive against i.s.i.l. so that is a developing strategy that we are going to be consulting with our friends, our allies, our regional partners. but the bottom line is we will do what is necessary to make sure that i.s.i.l. does not threaten the united states or our friends and partners. okay? one last week. colleen nelson. >> thank you, mr. president. some senate democrats facing tough races in november have asked you to delay action on immigration. how have the concerns of other democrats influenced your thinking and do you see any down side at this point in delaying until after the election? >> i have to tell you, this week i have been pretty busy focused on ukraine and focused on i.s.i.l. and focused on making sure that n.a.t.o. is boosting its commitments and following through on what's necessary to meet 21st century challenges. jay johnson and eric holder have begun to provide me some of their proposals and recommendations. i will be reviewing them. my exec says is that, fairly soon, i will be consider
can do, even if initially they were on the defensive against i.s.i.l. so that is a developing strategy that we are going to be consulting with our friends, our allies, our regional partners. but the bottom line is we will do what is necessary to make sure that i.s.i.l. does not threaten the united states or our friends and partners. okay? one last week. colleen nelson. >> thank you, mr. president. some senate democrats facing tough races in november have asked you to delay action on...
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we're expecting the defense to start on monday. we're not sure when the governor's going to take the stand, but his testimony will be critical in this case. prosecution wraps up today. tomorrow is a day of motions and, we're going to be right back here monday morning listening to the defense case. i'm peggy fox reporting live in richmond. >>> in iraq, it appears the u.s. military will not have to attempt a rescue mission at the top of sinjar mountain. the situation on top of that mountain is less desperate now and many refugees have been able to escape thanks in part to u.s. air strikes. u.s. special forces sent to mount sinjar yesterday found fewer people trapped than they expected. tens of thousands of yazidis and christians fled the mountains, they were driven from their home by islamic extremists. cbs news has learned fewer than 5,000 remain on the mountain. >>> it will be late tomorrow or at the earliest to be safe to drink tap water in southern prince george's county. the wscc has issued a boil water advisory for parts of for
we're expecting the defense to start on monday. we're not sure when the governor's going to take the stand, but his testimony will be critical in this case. prosecution wraps up today. tomorrow is a day of motions and, we're going to be right back here monday morning listening to the defense case. i'm peggy fox reporting live in richmond. >>> in iraq, it appears the u.s. military will not have to attempt a rescue mission at the top of sinjar mountain. the situation on top of that...
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the department of defense confirmed to us that no federal facility in our region is being used to shelter or house those children. >>> one of the district's toughest neighborhoods is getting a new multimillion dollar state of the art high school. mayor vincent gray, school officials and community leaders are hoping the new ballou high will help transform the neighborhood. it's rising alongside the old school on 4th street in southeast d.c. some of ballou's former students are even employed in the construction project. [indiscernible] it's a good thing to keep the young kids out of trouble and stuff. >> there will be lots of vocational education in the new school. classes and training that was phased out of all of d.c. public schools years ago. the new ballou will also be open day and night. 500 adults who dropped out will fill most of the classroom seats at night. the new ballou high school is slated for opening in january of next year. >>> we're looking much better than we have been the last couple of days. the front went through, just starting to leave the ocean beaches toward new engla
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a teenage boy was wounded sunday thanks in part to the iron dome defense system. holly williams, cbs news, gaza. >>> israel shot down a drone, launched from gaza with one of its patriot missiles of first time militants use that had technology. >>> in the last seven days nearly 1000 rockets were fired from gaza into israel, while it fired more than 1300 air strikes into gaza. >>> the costa concordia cruise ship floating again months after it >>> gas prices drive you crazy? wusa 9 is helping you find the least expensive stations around town. on connecticut avenue the cheapest gas is $3.98 a gallon at the connecticut avenue bp. the most expensive station there, according to aaa, is the exxon tiger mart at 3535 connecticut avenue where they are charging $4.14 per gallon for regular unleaded. >>> a major repaving project underway along one of the busiest roads in the region. between wisconsin avenue and bradley lane. highway officials say the work will continue during off peak hours between 9:00 at night and 5:00 in the morning sunday through thursday. the whole repavi
a teenage boy was wounded sunday thanks in part to the iron dome defense system. holly williams, cbs news, gaza. >>> israel shot down a drone, launched from gaza with one of its patriot missiles of first time militants use that had technology. >>> in the last seven days nearly 1000 rockets were fired from gaza into israel, while it fired more than 1300 air strikes into gaza. >>> the costa concordia cruise ship floating again months after it >>> gas prices...
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. >> reporter: the defense attorney wanted his client released from jail saying andrew schmuhl did not pose a flight risk because he has mobility issues from a spinal cord injury he suffered when he was in the army. but prosecutors were not buying that argument saying he certainly did not have any mobility issues when he carried out his three-hour attack last week. prosecutors say andrew schmuhl posed as a police officer when he and his wife, alecia, forced their way into her former boss' home out to get revenge for her firing. 61-year-old leo fisher is a prominent arlington attorney. police say he and his wife susan duncan were tased, stabbed numerous times, even shot at. the torture stopped, they say, only after his wife managed to trip the home alarm. the victim we're told gave police a description of the suspect and their getaway car and when detectives eventually caught up with the suspects on the beltway, andrew we're told was naked wearing only a diaper after prosecutors say he tried to change out of his bloody clothes. we also learned in court that during the whole attack, andr
. >> reporter: the defense attorney wanted his client released from jail saying andrew schmuhl did not pose a flight risk because he has mobility issues from a spinal cord injury he suffered when he was in the army. but prosecutors were not buying that argument saying he certainly did not have any mobility issues when he carried out his three-hour attack last week. prosecutors say andrew schmuhl posed as a police officer when he and his wife, alecia, forced their way into her former boss'...
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and the team ranked 20th in overall defensive past seasons. it was third from the bottom when it came to points allowed. >>> well you know the best way to avoid the hangover is not to drink. but if you will be celebrating tonight, we have tips to help you tomorrow, so it is not nearly as painful. >> it is new year's eve in times square. the people are showing up, the as a small business owner you wouldn't deliver just half of what you have to offer to your customers. so why are you settling for half-fast internet? only verizon fios comes with speedmatch - upload speeds as fast as your download speeds so files go out in a snap. don't miss your last chance to get $300 back when you switch to fios internet and phone for just $99.99 a month with a 2-year agreement and get $300 back. just call 1.888.774.4418 today. >>> welcome back. authorities say the killing of two children and seven adults in canada was planned and delivered. their bodies found in two separate homes in edmonton. an unidentified gunman then killed himself. the public is not in da
and the team ranked 20th in overall defensive past seasons. it was third from the bottom when it came to points allowed. >>> well you know the best way to avoid the hangover is not to drink. but if you will be celebrating tonight, we have tips to help you tomorrow, so it is not nearly as painful. >> it is new year's eve in times square. the people are showing up, the as a small business owner you wouldn't deliver just half of what you have to offer to your customers. so why are...
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. >>> former defense secretary robert gates is taking aim at some of his former bosses in his new memoir. president obama and george w. bush are both ripped in the new book which is due out next week. but it is also not without praise for the men who served. >> reporter: in a rare leveling of criticism of a sitting president, former defense secretary robert gates blasts president obama's leadership and commitment to the afghanistan war in "duties memoirs of a secretary at war." he writes that during a meeting in 2011, he concluded the president doesn't believe in his own strategy, and doesn't consider the war to be his. for him, it is all about getting out. cbs's rita braver interviewed gates about the book and says gates says the presidents doubted the troop surge he ordered in afghanistan. >> while he praising president obama for ordering more troops in afghanistan against the wishes of his own party, and even others within the white house, he says that he believes that the president never had a passion for pursuing the war in afghanistan. >> in the book, gates also slams vice presiden
. >>> former defense secretary robert gates is taking aim at some of his former bosses in his new memoir. president obama and george w. bush are both ripped in the new book which is due out next week. but it is also not without praise for the men who served. >> reporter: in a rare leveling of criticism of a sitting president, former defense secretary robert gates blasts president obama's leadership and commitment to the afghanistan war in "duties memoirs of a secretary at...
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the defense is still at it. getting mcdonnell's side of this story out. i'm peggy fox reporting live in richmond. mike? >> do you think the jury is buying this? do you think they understand these are just legitimate loans or do you think it seems like it might be something else? >> reporter: well, it's a very very complicated case. we know that maureen mcdonnell actually bought starr scientific stock from the $50 million loan that she received from johnnie williams. now there's some testimony today about her -- mcdonnell saying she did these things on her own. he didn't know about it. he's testifying a lot of things that happened. in fact loan the loans from -- even the loans from williams, it was maureen that really started the process. who knows if the jury is buying it? i try to look over at them. they look to be intently you know listening, but you just never know. you can't predict a jury, mike? >> thank you peg, we'll see you tonight again at 5:00 on tv live from richmond. >>> well here in the district, they are laying the groundwork to change how a
the defense is still at it. getting mcdonnell's side of this story out. i'm peggy fox reporting live in richmond. mike? >> do you think the jury is buying this? do you think they understand these are just legitimate loans or do you think it seems like it might be something else? >> reporter: well, it's a very very complicated case. we know that maureen mcdonnell actually bought starr scientific stock from the $50 million loan that she received from johnnie williams. now there's some...
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. >> reporter: two prosecution witnesses may be doing more to help the defense than the prosecution. take a look at this woman. her name is holly hoff stet letter. she worked for the department of health and she and her staff members referred to jonnie williams as the tick tack man because he described putting his nutritional supplement in the form of a tic-tac. ashe diof jonnie williams. she had no plans of helping the company and then wrote a, quote, below-off thank you e- mail to him. another prosecution witness was the governor's scheduler. she was on yesterday and today. she testified it was jonnie williams who made detailed plans to take maureen mcdonnell on that new york shopping spree commenting on an e-mail she wrote that said maureen mcdonnell liked jonnie because he was loaded. she said today who doesn't like a friend with a lot of money. shele said mrs. mcdonnell didn't know the difference between friends and donors and that she had a blind spot for that. here's what the former governor said this morning. >> i can just say that it's -- we're looking forward to another goo
. >> reporter: two prosecution witnesses may be doing more to help the defense than the prosecution. take a look at this woman. her name is holly hoff stet letter. she worked for the department of health and she and her staff members referred to jonnie williams as the tick tack man because he described putting his nutritional supplement in the form of a tic-tac. ashe diof jonnie williams. she had no plans of helping the company and then wrote a, quote, below-off thank you e- mail to him....
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with the defense language institute, they tour dc five times a year. >> i was kind of concerned. whether they would close off pennsylvania avenue here in the front. you could still drive on pennsylvania avenue. >> reporter: gonzalez is due at court today at 1:30. at the white house, wusa9. >> president obama and his daughters had left for camp david just minutes before the jumper incident began. >>> a man believed to be the last person seen with hannah graham now faces wreckless driving charges. but police really want to question jesse matthew about graham's disappearance. detectives in charlottesville say matthew showed up at a police station with family members, asked for a lawyer, then sped away. the grandmother claimed he bought the 18-year-old drinks, but as they then went their separate ways. graham has not been seen or heard from since the early morning hours of september 13. >>> volunteers and police came away empty handed over the weekend after an intense search for two missing montgomery county children. they've been missing for two weeks. their mother katherine in jail
with the defense language institute, they tour dc five times a year. >> i was kind of concerned. whether they would close off pennsylvania avenue here in the front. you could still drive on pennsylvania avenue. >> reporter: gonzalez is due at court today at 1:30. at the white house, wusa9. >> president obama and his daughters had left for camp david just minutes before the jumper incident began. >>> a man believed to be the last person seen with hannah graham now...
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the prosecution has started questioning after mcdonald answered some questions from his wife's defense team. peggy? >> reporter: hey i tell you what, the heat is on. the former governor looks to be squirming somewhat with tough questioning. the lead prosecutor, michael dry, began cross-examination of bob mcdonald about 45 minutes ago. look at the walk ins this morning. the governor not talking too much to us this morning. but dry began with a series of questions. you don't deny you stayed at the smith mount ten lake home you don't deny that you drove his ferarri? went through a bunch of the different gifts and loans been mcdonald received and every single one of those you did something for johnny williams? that is what he is trying to slow and he is catching him off guard a little bit. in fact at one point, the judge admonished mcdonald and said just answer the questions. because mcdonald said i don't believe that is what i said when dry was trying to say this is what you said under testimony. no, i don't believe i said that. just answer the question. he said well i saw it differently.
the prosecution has started questioning after mcdonald answered some questions from his wife's defense team. peggy? >> reporter: hey i tell you what, the heat is on. the former governor looks to be squirming somewhat with tough questioning. the lead prosecutor, michael dry, began cross-examination of bob mcdonald about 45 minutes ago. look at the walk ins this morning. the governor not talking too much to us this morning. but dry began with a series of questions. you don't deny you stayed...
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defensive end also cursed at the student and bowie state released a statement saying it has zero tolerance for this kind of behavior. it violates the core values and jeopardizes student athletes. the name of the victim is not being released in this case. >>> a sexual assault at a commuter parking lot in prince william county leads police to issue a warning. nikki burdine has more on what the suspect looks like and how investigators say you can help. >> reporter: they're called slugs, people who leave their car in this commuter lot and hitch a ride to strangers to the city. it's mutually beneficial. a free lift for the car driver. hundreds of people do it every day without issue until yesterday. you have ever felt until safe? >> never. been doing it for four years. never felt unsafe. >> reporter: jodi was among the many people shocked when we told them about what happened tuesday morning around 5:30. a woman got into a car with this manual, a manual she didn't know and -- man she didn't know and went up i-95. this is a sketch of the man who police say exposed himself to the woman and then s
defensive end also cursed at the student and bowie state released a statement saying it has zero tolerance for this kind of behavior. it violates the core values and jeopardizes student athletes. the name of the victim is not being released in this case. >>> a sexual assault at a commuter parking lot in prince william county leads police to issue a warning. nikki burdine has more on what the suspect looks like and how investigators say you can help. >> reporter: they're called...
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they may take it through the entire day or we could see the defense take over and their job will be to discredit jonnie williams. i'm peggy fox reporting live in richmond. andrea, back to you. >> thank you, peggy. >>> just in time for the weekend. our string of alert free days is about to end. first meteorologist howard bernstein is here with saturday's yellow alert. >> reporter: the humidity is starting to-- >> the humidity is starting to increase. only got to 80 yesterday. now we're at 83 thanks to plenty of sunshine out there and a little more humid. the clouds to the south will be moving our way later tonight and by tomorrow things are going to be much different. right now you see the warmth underneath. the sunshine, 83 here and also down in richmond. still 60s up in pennsylvania and even cumberland 82. talking about the weather headlines, yeah, the humidity is creeping up. the muggies will be back tonight. not as chilly tonight, too. 70 in town. some 60s north and west. just a few showers friday. but saturday and sunday both look unsettled. we may have a yellow alert weekend. i'll
they may take it through the entire day or we could see the defense take over and their job will be to discredit jonnie williams. i'm peggy fox reporting live in richmond. andrea, back to you. >> thank you, peggy. >>> just in time for the weekend. our string of alert free days is about to end. first meteorologist howard bernstein is here with saturday's yellow alert. >> reporter: the humidity is starting to-- >> the humidity is starting to increase. only got to 80...
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defense lawyers delivered their final argument today. they claim the south african olympian mistook his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp for an intruder when he shot and killed her. the chief prosecutor accuses pistorius of repeatedly lying on the witness stand trying to defend against a murder charge. pistorius faces life in if convicted of premeditated murder. >>> coming up, the popular netflix show prepares to film in d.c. this weekend. but up next, the red cross comes to the rescue of dozens of families forced from their homes by fire. we'll be back. >>> new information today on the nearly 70 people who are now homeless after an apartment fire in northwest d.c. last night. it happened just before 6:00 on belmont street. firefighters say flames were shooting from the top of the apartment building when they arrived. three people were treated for minor injuries but not seriously. the red cross was there to assist people who needed a place to stay including many children. most of those residents are now being housed in -- in the shelter. >> i
defense lawyers delivered their final argument today. they claim the south african olympian mistook his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp for an intruder when he shot and killed her. the chief prosecutor accuses pistorius of repeatedly lying on the witness stand trying to defend against a murder charge. pistorius faces life in if convicted of premeditated murder. >>> coming up, the popular netflix show prepares to film in d.c. this weekend. but up next, the red cross comes to the rescue of...
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. >> reporter: the youngest sibling took the stand and she is reiterating what we heard from other defense witnesses that bob and marine's marriage was in trouble -- maureen's marriage was in trouble. take a look at the walk-ins this morning. most said that the communication between them was broken and that when bob became governor, it went from bad to thought maureen felt trapped living at the mansion this she described as a prison. also on maureen mcdonnell's character most seement maureen had two side -- most said maureen had two sides. she could be sweet but manipulative and deceptive. she is knocking down the prosecution's claim they were having trouble with paying for the beach houses. she said she had plenty of money to cover the loss at the house but didn't realize the bills weren't getting paid because she was dealing with a difficult pregnancy and lengthy illness after having her baby. why were they taking out loans to cover the losses at the beach houses? because it made financial sense. the cost of money was cheaper. here's what the former governor said this morning. >> reporte
. >> reporter: the youngest sibling took the stand and she is reiterating what we heard from other defense witnesses that bob and marine's marriage was in trouble -- maureen's marriage was in trouble. take a look at the walk-ins this morning. most said that the communication between them was broken and that when bob became governor, it went from bad to thought maureen felt trapped living at the mansion this she described as a prison. also on maureen mcdonnell's character most seement...
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you get kind of defensive, you try to put a different spin on it. >> nick: i am not. what -- >> noah: all right. you don't want to talk about it, that's cool. but if you do... >> nick: all right. it -- it's your mom. >> faith: can't i try on my dress for the wedding now? >> sharon: mariah's not here yet, and i want us to do this all together.
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the video of the threat went viral putting grimm on defense. >> i'm sure my italian mother is going to be yelling at me saying you weren't raised that way and she's right. >> reporter: after talking about the state of the union speech, grimm clammed up when reporter michael starts to ask about a department of justice investigation into questionable fund raising for his campaign four years ago. >> just finally before we let you go since we have you here, we haven't had a chance to talk about -- >> i'm not talking about anything off topic. this is only about the president. >> reporter: two fund-raisers close to the congressman have been charged in the case. whether grimm had any involvement is still under investigation. but the former marine and undercover f.b.i. agent wasn't content to simply . lk away >> let me be clear you to. [indiscernible] [ inaudible ] >> reporter: grimm's angry on camera response shocked him. >> you knew this was essentially for all intents and purposes a live swaying. he knew the camera was rolling and knew it was going back to new york one. for him to come back
the video of the threat went viral putting grimm on defense. >> i'm sure my italian mother is going to be yelling at me saying you weren't raised that way and she's right. >> reporter: after talking about the state of the union speech, grimm clammed up when reporter michael starts to ask about a department of justice investigation into questionable fund raising for his campaign four years ago. >> just finally before we let you go since we have you here, we haven't had a chance...
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. >> secretary of defense chuck hagel says the pentagon is considering additional aid to iraqi security forces including the kurdish army. >>> still ahead on wusa9, some scary moments in london's underground where an unattended stroller with a baby inside falls on to the subway tracks. >> plus a major victory for a hollywood studio, where the movie was being viewed people are stuck in very old habits of cleaning their dentures with toothpaste and dentures are very different than real teeth. they're about ten times softer and have surface pores where bacteria can grow and multiply. polident is specifically designed to clean dentures daily. it's unique micro-clean formula kills 99.99% of odor-causing bacteria and helps dissolve stains, cleaning it a better way than brushing with toothpaste. hy dentists recommend using polident. for a cleaner, fresher brighter denture everyday. >>> a close call in london's underground where an unattended baby stroller rolls on to the tracks. a train had just left the station and another one was on its way in. a woman left on to the tracks to save the baby.
. >> secretary of defense chuck hagel says the pentagon is considering additional aid to iraqi security forces including the kurdish army. >>> still ahead on wusa9, some scary moments in london's underground where an unattended stroller with a baby inside falls on to the subway tracks. >> plus a major victory for a hollywood studio, where the movie was being viewed people are stuck in very old habits of cleaning their dentures with toothpaste and dentures are very different...
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. >> reporter: but some democrats are coming to president obama's defense. >> we can't simply bomb first and ask questions later. >> reporter: the pentagon is drawing up plans for action in syria. mark albert for cbs news, washington. >> secretary of state john kerry is pressed for gullible -- a global coalition led by the united states to confront isis. he's due to travel to the the middle east soon to meet with regional allies there. >>> this afternoon the president of ukraine is accusing moscow of directly supporting pro-russian rebels in ukraine. russia denies any military intervention despite nato reports to the contrary. russia's foreign minister says diplomats meeting in belarus will find a way out of the crisis, they need to call an immediate cease-fire. >>> now it's up to the jury in the corruption trial against former virginia governor bob mcdonnell and his wife, maureen. the jury will disrt deliberating tomorrow -- will start deliberating tomorrow. the prosecution said bob mcdonnell accepted gifts and loans from former star scientific ceo jonnie williams and used his official
. >> reporter: but some democrats are coming to president obama's defense. >> we can't simply bomb first and ask questions later. >> reporter: the pentagon is drawing up plans for action in syria. mark albert for cbs news, washington. >> secretary of state john kerry is pressed for gullible -- a global coalition led by the united states to confront isis. he's due to travel to the the middle east soon to meet with regional allies there. >>> this afternoon the...
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we'll hear closing from both defense teams and i'll have a full report tonight. >> thank you very much. of course peggy will have more information at wusa9.com. >>> police are still searching for 54-year-old martin john rogers. the gaithersburg man was last seen a week ago leaving home to go to work in rockville at n.i.h. family, friends and volunteers have set up a makeshift command center at a local church. they've received reports of possible sightings up and down the c&o canal toe path with rogers described as distraught and distressed. rogers' wife kelly suspects her husband has suffered some kind of medical problem. >> this doesn't make any sense. this is a steady, reliable, gentle, caring man who loves his children desperately, who simply got up and walked going to work and then vanished. >> police are also looking for rogers' car, a blue 2001 audi a4 with maryland tags. police want to hear from anyone who may have seen him or his car. >>> critics are blasting president obama for saying america has no strategy to combat isis militants in syria. tara mergener is on capitol hill w
we'll hear closing from both defense teams and i'll have a full report tonight. >> thank you very much. of course peggy will have more information at wusa9.com. >>> police are still searching for 54-year-old martin john rogers. the gaithersburg man was last seen a week ago leaving home to go to work in rockville at n.i.h. family, friends and volunteers have set up a makeshift command center at a local church. they've received reports of possible sightings up and down the c&o...
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the secondary is the new offensive coordinator, the haslett at defense, what's the difference. >> let's hope gruden is a stand up guy that turned andy dalton more than a game manager in cincinnati and he can get robert griffin iii back on track and gains his trust. >> we'll be out there at 4:00 today to fire off some questions. >> thank you again. >> always a pleasure. >> we'll be out therein online as well at wusa9.com for the >>> welcome back, i'm in the kitchen with adam hatfield, executive sous chef. it's a healthy recipe you have r r -- for us. >> we're taking brussel sprouts, ours is a mix of to the best of your -- of turkish. >> it's strained off first, into the bowl. once they crisp up a little bit. a nice texture to it. >> about 45 seconds. >> yes. >> and get some in there, and we have nice healthy things here, we have currants and what else do we have. >> multiple flavors, we get to play with the pallette a lot. we're going to take currants, that have a sweetness to it. toasted walnuts, capers for salt, season it up with salt and pep r, and for a little spice, we have a honey
the secondary is the new offensive coordinator, the haslett at defense, what's the difference. >> let's hope gruden is a stand up guy that turned andy dalton more than a game manager in cincinnati and he can get robert griffin iii back on track and gains his trust. >> we'll be out there at 4:00 today to fire off some questions. >> thank you again. >> always a pleasure. >> we'll be out therein online as well at wusa9.com for the >>> welcome back, i'm in the...
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. >>> in the last hour defense secretary chuck hagel has held a news conference about the navy yard shooting. the shoot be happened six months ago on september 16. after contractor and veteran aaron alexis shot and killed 12 people, serious questions were raised about his mental status and whether he should have had his clearances revoked. secretary hagel says the d.o.d. will now implement continuation evaluation of personnel including contractors and that the pentagon is seriously looking at reducing the number of personnel with secret security clearances by 10%. >>> early voting is already under way in the democratic party in the d.c. mayor's race which is two weeks from today. but could incumbent mayor vincent gray be under indictment by then? sources tell our bruce johnson it's not a matter of if but when mayor gray will be formally charged in the corruption probe. last week businessman jeffrey thompson not only admitted funding a shadow campaign for gray in 2010 but claimed gray knew about it. gray's attorney noted washington lawyer robert bennett says if his client is charged, he'll pu
. >>> in the last hour defense secretary chuck hagel has held a news conference about the navy yard shooting. the shoot be happened six months ago on september 16. after contractor and veteran aaron alexis shot and killed 12 people, serious questions were raised about his mental status and whether he should have had his clearances revoked. secretary hagel says the d.o.d. will now implement continuation evaluation of personnel including contractors and that the pentagon is seriously...
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. >> reporter: on wednesday ukraine's defense ministry said rebels shot down two of its fighter jets near the location where mh17 was shot down last week. investigators continue to examine the trampled debris field for more remains as well as evidence that could determine who took down the plane. u.s. intelligence officials released unverified photos allegedly showing a russian- made antiaircraft missile in the neighborhood where the plane was shot down. they believe it came from this staging area in russia. while u.s. intelligence officials won't definitively blame russia for the attack, some here on capitol hill aren't waiting. >> russia either shot down the plane itself or directly gave separatists the order and the ability to do so. >> reporter: several democratic and republican lawmakers want stronger sanctions against russia. the white house says that's a possibility if moscow continues to support the separatists. mark albert for cbs news, washington. >>> the costa concordia is said to arrive in genoa, literally two and a half years after it it capsized of the callanan coast. 3
. >> reporter: on wednesday ukraine's defense ministry said rebels shot down two of its fighter jets near the location where mh17 was shot down last week. investigators continue to examine the trampled debris field for more remains as well as evidence that could determine who took down the plane. u.s. intelligence officials released unverified photos allegedly showing a russian- made antiaircraft missile in the neighborhood where the plane was shot down. they believe it came from this...
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. >>> defense chiefs from 22 nations fighting isis are meeting today. president obama is scheduled to attend the meeting later at joint base andrews in prince george's county. meanwhile isis fighters have captured another military base in iraq. iraq's military says it ban daned the base as -- abandoned the base as part of a tactical withdrawal. isis militants now control almost the entire an var prove advice -- anbar province in western iraq. >>> a deadly storm system that ripped through several states in the south and midwest has left tens of thousands of people without electricity. some of the worst damage was in arkansas where a man was killed and at least two tornadoes were reported. the man's wife was taken to the hospital and she is in critical condition following surgery. their children also survived a tornado as well. severe storms ravaged parts of alabama. a woman was killed there and her husband injured when a large oak tree fell on their mobile home. >> the firefighter that saw the tornado tried to come over. he ran as fast as he could. he we
. >>> defense chiefs from 22 nations fighting isis are meeting today. president obama is scheduled to attend the meeting later at joint base andrews in prince george's county. meanwhile isis fighters have captured another military base in iraq. iraq's military says it ban daned the base as -- abandoned the base as part of a tactical withdrawal. isis militants now control almost the entire an var prove advice -- anbar province in western iraq. >>> a deadly storm system that...
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once again snyder was on the defensive on why he's standing firm on why not to change the name. the show also featured native americans on both sides of the debate. >> what we really feel and i hope you respect is the fact that the name of our team is the name of our team and it represents honor. it represents pride. it represents respect. >> we can call ourselves whatever we want to call ourselves. you can't, dan snyder. you cannot refer to us in that manner. >> i grew up on the reservation. i'm very proud of the redskins because they gave me hope and so my story is quite simple. i identified with the redskins because they're proud and i'm proud of the redskins. >> espn conducted a poll of a thousand people asking them if the skins name should be changed. it founle are in favor of keeping the name. 23% are opposed. but according to espn, those in favor of changing the name, that's risen 9% in the last year. >>> frightening video out of libya shows a fighter jet slamming into a busy neighborhood close to the egyptian border. three people died yesterday. another nine were hurt. t
once again snyder was on the defensive on why he's standing firm on why not to change the name. the show also featured native americans on both sides of the debate. >> what we really feel and i hope you respect is the fact that the name of our team is the name of our team and it represents honor. it represents pride. it represents respect. >> we can call ourselves whatever we want to call ourselves. you can't, dan snyder. you cannot refer to us in that manner. >> i grew up on...
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his defense team said no one was killed when the ship smashed into the island. they blamed the deaths on a backup generator that 235eu8d and watertight ship comportments that flooded during evacuation. alfonso van marsh, cbs news. >> if convicted on all the charges, schettino faces up to 20 years in prison. crews razed the ship a year and a half after it sank. it's now being salvaged for scrap metal. >>> former florida governor jeb bush is thinking about following his father and brother to the white house speaking here in washington. he talked about his own presidential ambitions. >> i'm thinking about running for president and i'll make up my mind in short order, not that far out into the future. i don't know the exact timeline. it's the same decision-making process i've always had which is can i do it in a way -- do i have the skills to do it in a way that tries to lift people's spirits and not get sucked into the vortex. >> during his remarks jeb bush called for a more active foreign policy and said that could be a key theme of the next campaign. >>> the sear
his defense team said no one was killed when the ship smashed into the island. they blamed the deaths on a backup generator that 235eu8d and watertight ship comportments that flooded during evacuation. alfonso van marsh, cbs news. >> if convicted on all the charges, schettino faces up to 20 years in prison. crews razed the ship a year and a half after it sank. it's now being salvaged for scrap metal. >>> former florida governor jeb bush is thinking about following his father and...
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. >>> defense secretary chuck hagel's proposal to make deep military spending cuts has some concerned about the nation's vulnerability to attack. the army currently has 522,000 soldiers. hagel would shrink that number to about 450,000. it would be the army's smallest force since 1940. dakota wood, a senior research fellow at heritage foundation says a smaller force will compromise national security. >> how can you have a more dynamic, a riskier world, more threats to u.s. interests and say that you can reduce the size of your military capabilities. >> the budget proposal would also trim the housing aallowance, reduce commissary subsidies and put a cap on pay races at 1%. >>> -- raises at 1%. >>> the city of denver is making mounds of cash after recreational marijuana became legal. now the mile high city stands to make an additional $200 million if it hosts the 2016 republican national convention. the city's bid proposes the pepsi center as the main site to hold speeches and the nominating process. the city's convention center and coors field, home of the colorado rockies would host ot
. >>> defense secretary chuck hagel's proposal to make deep military spending cuts has some concerned about the nation's vulnerability to attack. the army currently has 522,000 soldiers. hagel would shrink that number to about 450,000. it would be the army's smallest force since 1940. dakota wood, a senior research fellow at heritage foundation says a smaller force will compromise national security. >> how can you have a more dynamic, a riskier world, more threats to u.s....
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. >> reporter: the defense minister said it's not ruling out terrorism. lucy mcdonald for cbs news, london. >> there has been unrest in parts of marli in recent years. it seems unlikely fighters have weapons that can shoot down a plane. >>> more remains of the victims of malaysia flight 17 are arriving today in the netherlands. all 298 people, most of them dutch citizens, were killed when the plane was downed over eastern ukraine one week ago. u.s. officials believe russian separatists hit the plane with a surface-to-air missile. international investigators continue to find human remains as they comb through the massive crash area. >>> the federal aviation administration has lifted its ban on american flights into israel's main airport. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is back in egypt after failing to secure a cease-fire. meanwhile the death toll in the 17-day conflict keeps rising. don champion has the very latest. >> reporter: the damage and death toll mounting in the middle east. overnight israeli tanks and planes pummeled the gaza strip, these home
. >> reporter: the defense minister said it's not ruling out terrorism. lucy mcdonald for cbs news, london. >> there has been unrest in parts of marli in recent years. it seems unlikely fighters have weapons that can shoot down a plane. >>> more remains of the victims of malaysia flight 17 are arriving today in the netherlands. all 298 people, most of them dutch citizens, were killed when the plane was downed over eastern ukraine one week ago. u.s. officials believe russian...
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thing does strike me and that is if you have a surface to air missile battery, it is part of an air defense system that means if you're a country, like ukraine or russia you're monitoring things tran sitting your area. you have radar, transponder data you have identifiers, you know what is that airplane, friend or fauxoe civilian military. you have a good sense of that. to take aggressive action like firing a missile, it is hard, frankly, to make a mistake. i wonder if the separatists, if they have controls of the large sam batteries which reports say they do did they know what they were firing at. it is possible that they didn't hit what they were aiming for, they thought they were shooting at a plane that was not a passenger plane. that's speculative. until we find out, we won't be able to deduce that. so i just think everything looks pretty bad here at the moment in terms of pointing a finger of suspicion at this group fighting against the ukraine government in eastern ukraine, but there is nothing definitive that can definitively identify them as the culprits here. you made an important
thing does strike me and that is if you have a surface to air missile battery, it is part of an air defense system that means if you're a country, like ukraine or russia you're monitoring things tran sitting your area. you have radar, transponder data you have identifiers, you know what is that airplane, friend or fauxoe civilian military. you have a good sense of that. to take aggressive action like firing a missile, it is hard, frankly, to make a mistake. i wonder if the separatists, if they...